Juno winner to perform in Palmerston

Juno Award winner Fred Eaglesmith will take the stage at the Palmerston Legion on Nov. 23 at 8pm.

Katie Butterill, a young, local farmer who has just enjoyed her first season in the Palmerston area, has finished her harvest and is now busy sewing seeds on another local project; helping to present a concert with Eaglesmith and his Travelling Steam Show.

Butterill, whose Smallholdings farm is a plot at Mapleton Organic Farm on Wellington Road 7, is excited to offer a taste of the music which helped cement her love of all things rural the first year she spent on a farm as an agricultural intern in 2010.

“I met Fred when I helped put on a concert at a farm near Creemore, Ontario. That year, we spent an entire summer listening to a CD of his that was in an old farm vehicle. For me, his music is linked to my road to agriculture.”

Those songs became the soundtrack of her summer, and her love of organic agriculture its link to the community. It is this same love that has motivated the 20-something Markham native to organize this event.

“Even though I am relatively new to the area, I am excited to help out on this concert in Palmerston and share his music with my new community,” she said.

Guest spot on Letterman

Eaglesmith, a native of Port Dover, has won several music awards, been covered by artists such as Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and Miranda Lambert, and has earned a spot as a guest on David Letterman.

The artist’s songs span over 19 albums, tell stories of  the land, lives, tribulations and triumphs of everyday people.

Says Butterill, “His songs tell stories about life. Everyone will get something different and find something to which they can relate in their own life. Plus - he puts on a great show, so above all else, it will be a good time.”

Tickets for the Nov. 23 show are available for $25 in advance or $30 at the door of the Palmerston Legion, or online at www.fredeaglesmith.com.